Grow Your Emotional Intelligence

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Career Connection| July 2021 Grow Your Emotional Intelligence Kelly Jong Kelly Jong Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor July 2021, Vol. 85, 16. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758312.44261.eb Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Kelly Jong; Grow Your Emotional Intelligence. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:16 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758312.44261.eb Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: emotions, intelligence With so much focus on education, residency, fellowship, data, and knowledge, it can be easy for physicians to overlook some of the finer points of medicine. Patient health and well-being is the number one priority – and your training as an anesthesiologist should give you every tool you need to ensure your patients are well cared for. But is there something you may have overlooked? Emotional intelligence – or the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions – can not only improve your interactions with patients, but allow you to develop a deeper understanding of their emotions. With strong, fine-tuned emotional intelligence, your skills will be greater than ever. “When we look at where the future of anesthesiology is going, we need to focus on the experience of our patients and how to make that experience optimal, in addition to how we look at data and a medical outcome,” said... You do not currently have access to this content.